Detroit Free Press
"It's almost summer, but Detroit Tigers catcher Alex Avila still is in spring training mode.
"This week is like a mini spring training," he said.
This week, his second with clearance to resume baseball activities, Avila has squatted, thrown to bases and, over the weekend in New York City,..."
June 19

Detroit Free Press
"The playoffs were still going on — the Tigers had been eliminated the previous week, in three-and-out fashion — but the media and fans wanted answers.
When Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski held his end-of-the-season news conference Oct. 14, he listed his off-season..."
October 30

Michigan Live
"Alex Avila did not finish the game. He will not play in the next one either. Beyond that, well, stay tuned.
Avila left the game in the eighth inning of his team's 6-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night after being hit in the helmet with the follow-through of a swing by Boston Red..."
June 07

MLB Trade Rumors
"The Tigers announced, via press release, that they have avoided arbitration with catcher Alex Avila by agreeing to a one-year contract for the 2014 season. Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that Avila receives a $4.15MM salary for 2014, and the Tigers have a $5.4MM club option with a $200K..."
February 01

Fox Sports
"Some call Alex Avila "Titanium Catcher," but the truth is, he's not as invincible as he would like to be.
Last season, Avila took a foul tip off his mask in Cleveland on Aug. 8. Initial tests didn't show a concussion, so he played Aug. 10 in New York.
Avila then experienced headaches and..."
January 28

Michigan Live
"It wasn't something they wanted to see but it was something Detroit Tigers fans have seen far too often.
Catcher Alex Avila took a big hit. This time it was in the second inning of a pivotal Game 5 of the American League Championship Series. Boston Red Sox catcher David Ross tried to score from..."
October 18

Detroit News
"He slammed a long home run over the bullpen and into the seats in right. He drilled an RBI single that got the Tigers their first run on a night when Max Scherzer pitched as if one run might be enough as it was for the Tigers Saturday.
And he was inches from David Ortiz’s bat when it blasted..."
October 14

Detroit Free Press
"The Detroit Tigers today recalled catcher Alex Avila from his injury-rehabilitation assignment at Triple-A Toledo and activated him from the disabled list.
To make room the Tigers option Bryan Holaday to Toledo. They plan to recall him after the Mud Hens’ season and he’s expected to join the..."
August 27

MLB.com
"Tigers catcher Alex Avila played in a rehab game on Thursday for Triple-A Toledo but the night didn't go as Detroit would've hoped.
Avila who's been on the disabled list since Aug. 11 with delayed concussive symptoms caught three innings and went 0-for-2 with a walk at the plate. But he had to..."
August 24

Detroit News
"They do not understand why or how it happens.
But the Tigers fear the inexplicable bludgeoning of Alex Avila by foul balls a stream of deflections that have mounted during his years in Detroit could be endangering a friend and teammate even more than they threaten the catcher’s career.
Avila..."
August 12

Fox Sports Detroit
"Detroit Tigers catcher Alex Avila was re-evaluated and cleared to play Friday night in New York when the Tigers open a three-game series with the Yankees the team has announced.
It was feared that Avila had suffered a concussion after taking a foul tip in the mask while behind the plate in the..."
August 10

Detroit Free Press
"Alex Avila’s first career grand slam broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning for the Tigers.
Avila sent a 2-1 pitch over the fence in right with two outs off Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg. It was the first time Strasburg had given up a home run with more than one man on base.
The Tigers went..."
July 31

Detroit News
"The third hit was the hardest to take.
Battling a deep slump (.106 in his last 22 games and 0-for-19 going into Sunday’s game), Alex Avila had a double and single in the Tigers’ 5-2 victory over the Twins, but had to leave the game when hit on the left forearm by a pitch in the ninth..."
June 17

Detroit Free Press
"The Detroit Tigers have placed starter Anibal Sanchez and catcher Alex Avila on the disabled list and recalled catcher Bryan Holaday and outfielder Avisail Garcia from Triple-A Toledo.
The Tigers also announced that Toledo pitcher Jose Alvarez will start Thursday’s home game against the Boston..."
June 17

Detroit Free Press
"For Alex Avila, his .183 April has given way to his .163 May. The Tigers catcher must hope that when it comes to hitting, the words of the New Yorker’s Roger Angell prove true: “June is when baseball really begins.”
Avila spent more time in the batting cage Thursday trying to make that come..."
May 31

Detroit News
"Say it ain't so, Joe.
So here's Alex Avila at first base after hitting a run-scoring bloop single in the Tigers' four-run sixth inning Sunday — a hit that ended his drought at 0-for-17 — and umpire Joe West gives him some good-natured grief about it.
"Joe was joking with me," said Avila,..."
May 27

Detroit News
"He wasn't in the lineup for Wednesday's victory despite a right-hander starting for the Indians.
He also won't be in the lineup Thursday when the Twins start left-hander Scott Diamond at Comerica Park.
With Alex Avila hitting .174, is this the beginning of a switch to Brayan Pena as the..."
May 23

Detroit News
"Alex Avila has a home run and a single his last two games.
That might not be enough to get the wolves off his back.
You see, the Tigers catcher, an All-Star in 2011, is hitting a mere .183 this season. Sure, we're only a month into the season, but considering his past — Avila hit .228 in..."
May 02

Detroit Free Press
"Ten days away from his newborn baby daughter was tough on Tigers catcher Alex Avila.
Avila said he spent the team’s off day on Monday playing with his daughter, Avery, who looked a little different from the last time he saw her.
“She definitely looked a little bigger,” Alex said before..."
April 24

Detroit News
"So now the catcher has caught him — and has given his stamp of approval.
It's one thing for a general manager to hope that all goes well with a new closer, especially when that closer — if, indeed, he wins the job — will be a rookie.
It's another thing for a manager to feel good about the..."
February 14